"We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure."

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William Ellery Channing

#Smile Quotes #Patience Quotes #Ignorance Quotes

“Freedom across the world is a result of many individuals working together.”
“How can you sing of amazing grace and all God's wonders without using your hands?”

Source : "Movin' on Up".
“The science has changed from ambiguous to near-unanimous... Based on the data I'm now switching sides regarding global warming, from skeptic to convert.”
“The courteous driver keeps a safe distance between cars and doesn't drive like one plane trying to refuel another.”

Source : Sheila Ostrander (1968). “Etiquette for today”
“But if we are to remain a great empire, we must have a greater understanding of the hearts and minds of others.”
“You hang out with trash and you start to smell like garbage.”
“Energy is an eternal delight.”
“What a mercy was it to us to have parents that prayed for us before they had us, as well as in our infancy when we could not pray for ourselves!”

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